Nine Spots on the Board

[IrishNJ89]

Yea kinda like how we lost Lynch, Tuitt and Shaq at the 11th hour last year...oh wait, what did you say? We have a new coach? Oh yea thats right, the same coach who pulled in a monster hall last year, came in late the year before and did a decent job adding depth and pulling in some guys who are turning out to be hidden gems, and then this year brought in a very talented 16 kid class but lost a few of the big fish late.

With 24 schollies for next year now, we could end up with a monster class. We have a 5* lineman already committed who isnt going anywhere, we are sitting VERY good with 3-4 other elite OL for next year, and there is tons of talent and depth in the '13 class.

Our BIGGEST need this year in recruiting, even more than CB or WR was getting a Q We did that and now between Gunner, Golson asnd Hendrix are bound to have a good one behind center for the next few years.

ND football is in very capable hands. 3 years ago ND fans would have been THRILLED to land a Jarron Jones..this year we see him as another talented DL to add depth to an already stacked front 7 on D....think about that.

Amen Brotha!

 

[Irish Fam]

We should really be happy with the talent we have brought in
Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2004 Notre Dame Commitments

 

[Walter White]

We should really be happy with the talent we have brought in
Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2004 Notre Dame Commitments

Holy cow, only three of those guys were any good (Crum, Lambert, and Walker). I don't even remember most of the other guys' names. Did most of that class transfer?

Thanks for the perspective Irish Fam.

 

[aaronb]

So, someone help me here. Coach Kelly left nine scholarships on the board this recruiting cycle...is that correct?

How does this impact depth, and how do we fill those spots? I am not going to lie, I have to be very critical of Kelly in this instance. How do you allow yourself to sign a class of 16? How does this impact us moving forward (serious question about depth and quality at positions...not looking for anti/homer views).

You only have 85 total to work with. The fact that we signed 23 each of the last two cycles should really ease any concerns.

We just might see more 5th year guys back than we normally would have.

 

[Irish To The Core]

Correct you are aaronb. A couple of deserving guys will be coming back for a fifth year. How is that for "the glass is half full"?

 

[DCirishfan]

So, someone help me here. Coach Kelly left nine scholarships on the board this recruiting cycle...is that correct?

How does this impact depth, and how do we fill those spots? I am not going to lie, I have to be very critical of Kelly in this instance. How do you allow yourself to sign a class of 16? How does this impact us moving forward (serious question about depth and quality at positions...not looking for anti/homer views).

Terrible, just don't get it.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

We left 4 scholarships on the board. We have 81 scholarship players on the 2012 Notre Dame football team, barring someone like Newman, Pozluzsny, or McDonald would be asked back for some odd reason.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Holy cow, only three of those guys were any good (Crum, Lambert, and Walker). I don't even remember most of the other guys' names. Did most of that class transfer?

Thanks for the perspective Irish Fam.

The best part is we followed up that banner class with this an '05 class that was equally bad.

 

[IrishMoore1]

So last year's class was just luck and this year's is just what he really only capable of?

You don't land the #1 DE class by luck. Has that even happened at ND in the past 30 years

 

[connor_in]

You don't land the #1 DE class by luck. Has that even happened at ND in the past 30 years

Dude...keep reading ... already pointed out that point was facetious. Read the one where I finished the post with a babe ruth fact